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LVPC Freight Advisory Committee

April 2018

• Over 450,000 workers employed in

transportation, logistics and distribution in New Jersey.

• Over 1 billion SF of industrial space in NJ
• 815 million SF of industrial space in NJTPA

area, with over 13 million under construction.

• Largest Port on the East Coast – 6.7 million

TEUs in 2017.

• Robust Rail Freight Network – 2 Class Is,

Conrail, shortlines.

• Extensive Roadway Network

• In the NJTPA region:

– Over 100 million SF of industrial space added since 1998. – Over 20 million SF added since the Great Recession of 2008. – 34 new buildings added alone in 2017. – A near zero availability rate. – Some asking lease rates now at $14.00/SF triple net.

• In 2016, the region’s maritime facilities handled:

– Nearly 6.3 million twenty-foot equivalent containers (TEUs). – Close to 663,000 vehicles. – Nearly 47.4 tons of bulk cargo. – Nearly 140,000 tons of breakbulk cargo. – 260 cruise vessels.

• In 2017:

– Bayonne Bridge Clearance Project completed. – Neo-Panamax vessels immediately start calling. – Over 6.7 million TEUs handled. – 32% market share of the East Coast and 15.4% of the US market

• 229,000 direct jobs
• 400,000 total jobs in the Tri-State Region
• Over $25.7 billion in personal income
• More than $64.8 billion in business

income

• Close to $8.5 billion in federal, state and

local tax revenues, with local and state tax revenues of over $2.8 billion and federal tax revenues of over $5.7 billion

Impacts of 2016 Activity in the Port of New York and New Jersey. In 2017 dollars.

• 200,350 direct jobs
• 344,470 total jobs in New Jersey
• Over $21 billion in personal income
• More than $53.8 billion in business income
• Nearly $7 billion in federal, state and local

tax revenues, with local and state tax revenues of over $2.2 billion and federal tax revenues of close to $4.8 billion

Impacts of 2016 Activity in the Port of New York and New Jersey. In 2017 dollars. Interchange 8A Interchange 12

• Focused on Port-Related distribution and

warehousing operations in 4 PA counties.

• 18,300 direct jobs
• 29,490 total jobs in the 4 counties
• Over $1.4 billion in personal income
• More than $3.3 billion in business income
• Close to $420 million in federal, state and

local tax revenues, with local and state tax revenues of over $130 million and federal tax revenues of over $290 million

Impacts of 2016 Activity in the Port of New York and New Jersey. In 2017 dollars.

• Managing the challenges of a rapidly evolving retail

environment.

• “Just in Time Just Isn’t Fast Enough.”
• Maintaining operations and supply chains through

disruptive events.

• Having sufficient assets and capacity with growing

workforce shortages.

Randall Park Mall : Source: http://news.yahoo.com/photos/abandoned-mall-that-was-once-the-largest-in-the-world-1421355579-slideshow/ Saline: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/23/health/puerto-rico-hurricane-maria-drug-shortage.html

Sources: NJ.com, Google Maps and Greater Mercer TMA

Source: Invata

• NJTPA’s Freight Initiatives Committee
• Freight Rail Industrial Opportunity (FRIO) Corridors

Program

• Goods Movement Community Engagement Web Tool
• Truck Parking & Rest Area Inventory Update
• Pilot Freight Concept Development Program
• Subregion Outreach and Field Visits
• Member, Council on Port Performance

Try the Freight Activity Locator Tool at http://www.njtpa.org/freight

Anne Strauss-Wieder

Director, Freight Planning (973) 639-8404 Strauss-Wieder@njtpa.org